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Cinderella retold In the wake of her father s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales her mother once told her In her dreams, someday the fairies will steal her away, as they are said to do When she meets the dark and dangerous fairy Sidhean, she believes that her wish may be granted.The day that Ash meets Kaisa, the King s Huntress, her heart begins to change Instead of chasing fairies, Ash learns to hunt with Kaisa Though their friendship is as delicate as a new bloom, it reawakens Ash s capacity for love and her desire to live But Sidhean has already claimed Ash for his own, and she must make a choice between fairy tale dreams and true love.Entrancing, empowering, and romantic, Ash is about the connection between life and love, and solitude and death, where transformation can come from even the deepest grief. 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is very literary and lush and haunting boy meets boy and keeping you a secret were so chatty and conversational this one requiredinvolvement from the reader, which involvement i have been missing in a big way it s not a difficult read, but unlike the ...Lesbian retelling of the beloved CINDERELLA fairy tale What a lovely book It s beautifully written, beautifully told and so interesting.Although the beginning begs the question, Is this really a retelling meaning that it s far too similar to the original story, the rest, however, is full of originality I m going to warn you right away that Ash is a one dimensional character When you think about it, so is Cinderella in the original fairy tale Actually, the majority of fairy tale heroes Lesbian retelling of the beloved CINDERELLA fairy tale What a lovely book It s beautifully written, beautifully told and so interesting.Although the beginning begs the question, Is this really a retelling meaning that it s far too similar to the original story, the rest, however, is full of originality I m going to warn you right away that Ash is a one dimensional character When you think about it, so is Cinderella in the original fairy tale Actually, the majority of fairy tale heroes and heroines are one dimensional, because the focus is on the story and message behind it than the characters themselves.That s why I never expected Ash to be the most three dimensional of characters Still, she is very relatable nonetheless Unlike Ci...I will pick Disney s version of Cinderella over Ash any day and without the slightest hesitation For a book with such a provocative, potentially controversial premise, Ash is dreadfully, painfully dull and lacking in strong emotion and vibrant characters This retelling is both familiar and slightly new albeit in an uninteresting and directionless way In this version, orphaned Ash is forced to be a serving maid to her not so evil stepmother and stepsisters But instead of sneaking into the I will pick Disney s version of Cinderella over Ash any day and without the slightest hesitation For a book with such a provocative, potentially controversial premise, Ash is dreadfully, painfully dull and lacking in strong emotion and vibrant characters This retelling is both familiar and slightly new albeit in an uninteresting and direct...This is the fairytale I always wantedThe GoodReads five star rating system isn t perfect because some books like, say, pretty much all Fitzgerald and Salinger get five stars because I think they re just freaking brilliant writing while other books like, say, Bridget Jones s Diary and the Traveling Pants books get five stars because I love the characters so much Then, of course, there are the Harry Potters and Tales of Despereaux that receive five stars because it s like they retell my whole world Remember how lost you were w The GoodReads five star rating system isn t perfect becaus...eta You know, I figured when I wrote this review that I had made it sufficiently ridiculous and over the top that no one on Earth could possibly take it seriously I mean, I claim that DISNEY INVENTED CINDERELLA, people And then there s the link at the end labeled real review here , which should maybe be a hint But okay, whatever, for those of you who are apparently utterly impervious to sarcasm, here is your blinking neon sign THIS REVIEW IS INTENDED AS SATIRE Also, just fyi, I am prett eta You know, I figured when I wrote this review that I had made it sufficiently ridiculous and over the top that no one on Earth could possibly take it seriously I mean, I claim that DISNEY INVENTED CINDERELLA, people And then there s the link at the end labeled real review here , which should maybe be a hint But okay, whatever, for those of you who are apparently utterly impervious to sarcasm, here is your blinking neon sign THIS REVIEW IS INTENDED AS SATIRE Also, just fyi, I am pretty sure Johnathan Swift did not eat babies, Irish or otherwise I hope this information this clears many things up for you.The original review Omg, you guys, did you realize that in this book, Cinderella ends up in a LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP How could anyone even imagine such a bizarre thing Because it s not like fairy tales involve the most bizarre shit known to man or anything, and even if they do, lesbians are way weirder And why do you want to go around changing Cindere...What starts out as a simple retelling of Cinderella turns into so much , and the Prince is all but forgotten If you know the story of Cinderella then you know most of the beginning of the book, but somewhere near the middle it starts to veer off on its own path Ash has a fairy godfather who watches over her named Sidhean pronounced Sheen I looked it up because it was driving me nuts In order to feel some sort of freedom from her stepmother and stepsisters, Ash takes every opportun What starts out as a simple retelling of Cinderella turns into so much , and the Prince is all but forgotten If you know the story of Cinderella then you know most of the beginning of the book, but somewhere near the middle it starts to veer off on its own path Ash has a fairy godfather who watches over her named Sidhean pronounced Sheen I looked it up because it was driving me nuts In order to feel some sort of freedom from her stepmother and stepsisters, Ash takes every opportunity she has to escape ...What a outstanding debut novel Malinda Lo absolutely blew me away The writing was elegant, beautifully lyrical Malinda has this unbelievable talent for detail and atmospheric setting She captures the very essence of the world she created I just felt like I was there.Characterization was fantastic as well With such vivid imagery you might think the characterization would suffer, but I think they stood out so intensely because of it.Ash is a retelling, so some of the story shouldn t come as What a outstanding debut novel Malinda Lo absolutely blew me away The writing was elegant, beautifully lyrical Malinda has this unbelievable talent for detail and atmospheric setting She captures the very essence of the world she created I just felt like I was there.Characterization was fantastic as well With such vivid imagery you might think the characterization would suffer, but I think they stood out so intensely because of it.Ash is a retelling, so some of the ...3.5 5Ash by Malinda Lo is definitely a beautiful retelling of the classic Cinderella story writing wise Lo creates an eerie yet fascinating atmosphere with her lyrical prose and the setting is described in rich details She interweaves fairy tales and traditions of her own into the story and creates a world the reader can immerse himself in.Additionally, Ash is clearlythan a simple retelling it adds aspects to the original tale and has quite some twists readers probably won t suspect in the Ash by Malinda Lo is definitely a beautiful retelling of the classic Cinderella story writing wise Lo creates an eerie yet fascinating atmosphere with her lyrical prose and the setting is described in rich details She interweaves fairy tales and traditions of her own into the story and creates a world the reader can immerse himself in.Additionally, Ash is clearlythan a simple retelling it adds aspects to the original tale and has qu...

Ash
  • English
  • 24 April 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 264 pages
  • 0316040096
  • Malinda Lo
  • Ash